Thread: IM, Email Passwords Are Stored as Plain Text
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2010-01-19 , 03:21
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#121
Originally Posted by mahousaru View Post
If the user decides to save the password does it warn them that it will be stored in a plain text file?
Exactly. I keep hearing the argument "if the user knows the passwords are being stored as plaintext they'll be more careful with the file" but I had no idea they were being stored as plaintext until this thread appeared.

Although, it sounds like the issue may have been resolved in this update?